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hopes for vietnam social risk -- they hold the hopes for vietnam social revolution in their hands. they learn the skills and techniques of which to translate those principles into effective actions. >> you may not believe it to look at me, but i am a captain of the united states army. this is the uniform here. i am an advisor here, but only that. the vietnamese are running the show. about half the total training is taken up with military subjects. the job of these men will be to move into areas that have been subsequently passed through. their first responsibility will to be to take off whether the military left off, and providing security to the area. they are the sons of farmers and fishermen's and have lived all of their lives close to the soil. they do not need instruction on how -- how to harvest the right stuff. techniques for improving the crops are important part of the curriculum. someday, they might turn on justice. they become well schooled in the progress of war. they are built into them constantly. the necessity of reaching the hearts and minds of people that will be w
hopes for vietnam social risk -- they hold the hopes for vietnam social revolution in their hands. they learn the skills and techniques of which to translate those principles into effective actions. >> you may not believe it to look at me, but i am a captain of the united states army. this is the uniform here. i am an advisor here, but only that. the vietnamese are running the show. about half the total training is taken up with military subjects. the job of these men will be to move into...
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team innd, see, and air vietnam has killed it. america decided a long time ago, in principle that they could stand in vietnam and lay the foundations for that decision when it recognized that aggression against the weak could never be permitted to succeed and freedom was to survive. the fighting men in vietnam are the inheritors of that decision. accolades in the war are easy to give. but there is a general agreement that never before in its history combat, so put into many men ready to do their job. they are fighting men and not philosophers so they do not talk much about freedom. they know their job and they know about vietnam's efforts to build a nation. ware have got to get this one. if we do not, and will not be a nation to build. john wayne: the final outcome of vietnam's story will not be determined in the cities or even in the places of open conflict with the enemy. but out here, in the small clusters of rice farmers and fishermen. that captain over there is peter dawkins. just a few years ago he was making all-american at
team innd, see, and air vietnam has killed it. america decided a long time ago, in principle that they could stand in vietnam and lay the foundations for that decision when it recognized that aggression against the weak could never be permitted to succeed and freedom was to survive. the fighting men in vietnam are the inheritors of that decision. accolades in the war are easy to give. but there is a general agreement that never before in its history combat, so put into many men ready to do...
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vietnam. it could be no place else. [ bicycle bell dings ] ♪ [ horn honks ] >> anthony: listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: vietnam. it grabs you and doesn't let you go. once you love it, you love it forever. i've been coming here since 2000, the first time i'd been in this part of the world, and it's held a special place in my heart and my imagination since. i keep coming back, i have to. [ bells ding ] vietnam has changed since last time i was here. it's changing every minute. [ horns honk ] but some things, for now, anyway, remain the same. important things, like this stuff. that's going to be good. bún oc. first meal in hanoi, and it's something they do here better than anywhere else. okay, i'm official
vietnam. it could be no place else. [ bicycle bell dings ] ♪ [ horn honks ] >> anthony: listen to me. listen to me. there is no other way to see this city, hanoi, than from a motorbike or a scooter. to do otherwise would be to miss it all. [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: it is one of the great pleasures of my life to join the river of people rushing through the streets. ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ >> anthony: vietnam. it grabs you and doesn't let you go. once you love it,...
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and when you come to a place like vietnam and you see former american vietnam vets coming back, when you see somebody like a john kerry or a john mccain, two very different people politically and temperamentally, but who were able to bond in their experience of meeting with their former adversaries. and you don't make peace with your friends. you make peace with your enemies. ♪ >> anthony: as a father of a young girl, is it all gonna be okay? it's all gonna work out? my daughter will be able to come here. in five years, ten years, she'll be able to have a bowl of bun cha and the world will be a better place? >> president obama: uh, yeah. i mean, i think progress is not a straight line. you know? there are gonna be moments at any given part of the world where things are terrible. but having said all that, i think things are gonna work out. >> anthony: thank you so much. >> president obama: cheers. >> anthony: cheers. whatcha' doin? just checking my free credit score at credit karma. what the??? you're welcome. i just helped you dodge a bullet. but i was just checking my... shhh... d
and when you come to a place like vietnam and you see former american vietnam vets coming back, when you see somebody like a john kerry or a john mccain, two very different people politically and temperamentally, but who were able to bond in their experience of meeting with their former adversaries. and you don't make peace with your friends. you make peace with your enemies. ♪ >> anthony: as a father of a young girl, is it all gonna be okay? it's all gonna work out? my daughter will be...
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vietnam. i was traveling to vietnam and doing fieldwork and i was writing short stories but i not yesterday writing the sympathizer so i thought i would start up reading one of the first paragraphs and "nothing ever dies" and it will give me a sense of who i am a what i'm doing. >> i was born in vietnam, but made in america. i, i, myself among those vietnamese made by these deeds attempt to buy these words. i, cells among those americans who often do not know what to make of vietnam and want to know what to make of it. americans as well as many people the world older mistake the world with honor dishonored the case may be. this confusion no doubt lead to some of my own uncertainty about what it means to be a man with two countries, as well as the inheritor of two revolutions. today, the vietnamese of american revolutions and effexor memories and understand the hardening of their arteries. for those of us who consider ourselves to be inheritors of one or both of these, we have to know how we ma
vietnam. i was traveling to vietnam and doing fieldwork and i was writing short stories but i not yesterday writing the sympathizer so i thought i would start up reading one of the first paragraphs and "nothing ever dies" and it will give me a sense of who i am a what i'm doing. >> i was born in vietnam, but made in america. i, i, myself among those vietnamese made by these deeds attempt to buy these words. i, cells among those americans who often do not know what to make of...
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also my attempt to also tell the history of the vietnam war of the story of the vietnam war from the perspective that most americans have never heard of be fair which is how their own allies, friends, south vietnamese experience this. my narrator is a communist by was but was also giving us the communist perspective on it. when he arrives in the united states he is telling, giving us the viewpoint of how the vietnamese see american culture. which is not necessarily in a positive light. there's a very satirical dimension of the novel as well. as i get why people to see what it looks like outside of this country. i think the topic has been hard to exhaust for me. that is why i wrote another book about it. nothing ever dies, my attempt to look at the vietnam war in a larger context of 100 years of american warfare that has been wage since 19 -- the korean war, the vietnam vietnam war and now iraq and afghanistan as a extension of century long campaign. that's where i needed to turn to nonfiction. >> go back for one second. one of the questions i had for you was whether your experience w
also my attempt to also tell the history of the vietnam war of the story of the vietnam war from the perspective that most americans have never heard of be fair which is how their own allies, friends, south vietnamese experience this. my narrator is a communist by was but was also giving us the communist perspective on it. when he arrives in the united states he is telling, giving us the viewpoint of how the vietnamese see american culture. which is not necessarily in a positive light. there's...
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not vietnam. we have to ask ourselves collectively why that omission exist and realize that only we in propere a place history of those times. reasonect there was a that it has to do with the programming of amnesia. that there are very powerful forces in our country who stand for denial. not just climate denial, but generational denial. vietnam denial. there are forces that stand for ethnic cleansing, but not just ends -- ethnic cleansing, but also for historic cleansing. and that is what has happened. it serves their purpose because they have no interest in the true history of a war in which they sent thousands to their deaths and almost before the blood had dried, or moving up the national security ladder and showing effort television interviews to advertise what they called the next cake walks. only the blood was caked. generation of career politicians who were afraid of association with the peace movement, who were afraid of being seen as soft, who saw the inside track was the track of war. ba
not vietnam. we have to ask ourselves collectively why that omission exist and realize that only we in propere a place history of those times. reasonect there was a that it has to do with the programming of amnesia. that there are very powerful forces in our country who stand for denial. not just climate denial, but generational denial. vietnam denial. there are forces that stand for ethnic cleansing, but not just ends -- ethnic cleansing, but also for historic cleansing. and that is what has...
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has been kicked off or let go after vietnam. and the battle to bring them back and that was the theme of the book. look at the ivy league struggle because five of the eight ivy league schools did away with r.o.t.c. back after vietnam, and one of them brought it back in a very marginal form. a big battle on campuses, that would do after 9/11. a lot of students wanted to have more appropriate military presence, and but then again the military was discriminating against gays which conflicts with the civil rights agendas of universities, which is a proper agenda. so, groups organized to try to bring it back, and after congress and the president did away with "don't ask, don't tell" which marginalized gays in the military it cake back to four school inside the ivy league. >> host: what's the negative effect of not having r.o.t.c. on a college cam put. >> guest: it limits limits the intellectual diversity of the university. foreign policy, military policy, are important parts of national life. sometimes for better, sometimes for worse
has been kicked off or let go after vietnam. and the battle to bring them back and that was the theme of the book. look at the ivy league struggle because five of the eight ivy league schools did away with r.o.t.c. back after vietnam, and one of them brought it back in a very marginal form. a big battle on campuses, that would do after 9/11. a lot of students wanted to have more appropriate military presence, and but then again the military was discriminating against gays which conflicts with...
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not vietnam. we have to ask ourselves collectively why that omission exist and realize that only we in propere a place history of those times. reasonect there was a that it has s to do with the progogramming of amnesia. that there are very powerful forces in our couountry who stad for denial. not just climate denial, but generatitial denial. vietnam d denial. therere are forces that standndr ethnhnic cleanansing, but t nott ends -- ethnic cleansing, but also for historic cleansing. and that is what has happened. it serves their purpose because they have no interest in the true history o of a war in which they sent thousands to their deaths and almost before the blood had dried, or moving upp the national security laddeder d showing effort television interviews to advertise what they called the next cake walks. only the blood was caked. generation of care pololitians w w were afraid oassociatn with the peacmoveme,ho were afid ofeing seeas st, who saw the inderack was the tck w war. sicall patlogica
not vietnam. we have to ask ourselves collectively why that omission exist and realize that only we in propere a place history of those times. reasonect there was a that it has s to do with the progogramming of amnesia. that there are very powerful forces in our couountry who stad for denial. not just climate denial, but generatitial denial. vietnam d denial. therere are forces that standndr ethnhnic cleanansing, but t nott ends -- ethnic cleansing, but also for historic cleansing. and that is...
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to help change the economic and vietnam has changed, i is changing. we announced when i went there a few months ago, the opening of a fulbright university in hanoi. that will beh city free,tely academically able to teach. the fulbright program has been one of the real transitional vehicles if you will, catalyst, in vietnam. many of the leaders at the highest echelons have been a part of it in the program. over hereed somewhere to go over there. an incredible transformation. the lesson is that it really if youores knowing why are going to work, you are going to war and getting it right and then afterwards also getting it right. and i think we did one part of the other part we have done right, and i am very proud of of that. [applause] announcer: and head of tuesday kospi's presidential debate, we will take a look at the candidates. using the c-span video library. >> i have seen this story before. i have turned on the television and seeing the bad news of a weather emergency, a famine. there will be more stories. but something in the story yesterday was
to help change the economic and vietnam has changed, i is changing. we announced when i went there a few months ago, the opening of a fulbright university in hanoi. that will beh city free,tely academically able to teach. the fulbright program has been one of the real transitional vehicles if you will, catalyst, in vietnam. many of the leaders at the highest echelons have been a part of it in the program. over hereed somewhere to go over there. an incredible transformation. the lesson is that...
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i care about vietnam, therefore the nixon needed to care about vietnam. this provides context for the non-broader policy, the sense of the administration. very important without respect. with respect to the specific value and the different major episodes, when you look at the material from the cambodian incursion which is after david got over there, started in 1970, what you see is a progressive narrative from the pdb's which welcomes clarity in very confusing events over time. i did not see anything that radically changes the interpretation, but i will say one of the most interesting aspects in reading that documentation was in the week prior to nixon's decision to send the americans and south vietnamese into cambodia, because the pdb's reflect fighting on the ground in cambodia during that time. he had a cool distance perspective. they don't see any real crisis going on, but nixon is getting primary intelligence from other sources, the military and kissinger, and was mentioned by the panel earlier, he chooses what he believes and what he listens to, and
i care about vietnam, therefore the nixon needed to care about vietnam. this provides context for the non-broader policy, the sense of the administration. very important without respect. with respect to the specific value and the different major episodes, when you look at the material from the cambodian incursion which is after david got over there, started in 1970, what you see is a progressive narrative from the pdb's which welcomes clarity in very confusing events over time. i did not see...
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it's not just in vietnam that attracts his attention. more over, i think we must be careful and i think this would be a big part to remind ourselves of the ruthless way in which the vofette were seeking to expound their influence in what was then called the third world. r too many write books about e 1960's or 1970's without the soviets featuring. you wouldn't be aware of the extraordinary things this is covered by jeremy freedman, the soviet, the k.g.b.s and other agencies were up to in the third world. i don't think we should blame our statesman of the cold war for prioritizing the soviet threat. i think it was unusual for kissinger to say our approach is too negative. he was actually talking about latin america in the point that i read to you. he felt that the united states approach to latin america was entirely framed negatively as an anti-communist strategy. the point he is making to wallace is that's not enough. if all we do is negatively resist soviet influence, never make credible appeal to the people of these countries. a profes
it's not just in vietnam that attracts his attention. more over, i think we must be careful and i think this would be a big part to remind ourselves of the ruthless way in which the vofette were seeking to expound their influence in what was then called the third world. r too many write books about e 1960's or 1970's without the soviets featuring. you wouldn't be aware of the extraordinary things this is covered by jeremy freedman, the soviet, the k.g.b.s and other agencies were up to in the...
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i care about vietnam, therefore the nixon needed to care about vietnam. what they do is provide perspective and a context to vietnam and the broader policy of the administration. very important without respect. with respect to the specific value in the different major episodes, when you look at the material from the cambodian incursion which is after david got over there, started in 1970, . what you see is a clear progressive narrative in the pdb in veryovides a clarity confusing events over time. i did not see anything that radically changes the interpretation, but i will say one of the most interesting aspects in reading that documentation was in the week prior to nixon's decision to send the americans and south vietnamese into cambodia, because the pdb's reflect events on the ground in cambodia during that time. he had a cool distance perspective. they do not view any real crisis going on there but nixon is , getting primary intelligence from other sources, the military and kissinger, and was mentioned by the panel earlier, he chooses what he believes
i care about vietnam, therefore the nixon needed to care about vietnam. what they do is provide perspective and a context to vietnam and the broader policy of the administration. very important without respect. with respect to the specific value in the different major episodes, when you look at the material from the cambodian incursion which is after david got over there, started in 1970, . what you see is a clear progressive narrative in the pdb in veryovides a clarity confusing events over...
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in the 1960's, jim was a briefer for general west moreland in vietnam. some reports indicate that he was general patton's aid in world war ii. as well as a classmate of john j pershing. those reports remain uncorroborated until now. under his leadership as the director of national intelligence, it has become a product of the intelligence community, marshaling the extent of its knowledge and expertise. he is an officer who walks the talk when it comes to fostering the openness about our intelligence activities. he rose to the rank of and now oureneral, much beloved director of national intelligence, he has agreed to join us today for a discussion about the pdb's. i would ask you to join me on the stage so we can talk shop. [applause] mr. brennan: thanks for joining us today. you are better posture did anybody else to talk about how the pdb has changed since the early years. the will talk about it during the nixon and ford administration. i thought it might be worthwhile to reflect upon how the product has changed. it was a hard copy delivered with -- to t
in the 1960's, jim was a briefer for general west moreland in vietnam. some reports indicate that he was general patton's aid in world war ii. as well as a classmate of john j pershing. those reports remain uncorroborated until now. under his leadership as the director of national intelligence, it has become a product of the intelligence community, marshaling the extent of its knowledge and expertise. he is an officer who walks the talk when it comes to fostering the openness about our...
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war and city story of the vietnam war from the perspective that most americans never heard of before, which is how their own allies, their friends, the south vietnamese experienced this, and my narrate or is in the south vietnamese army who is giving us the commune perspective on it and when he arrives the united states he is giving us the viewpoint of how the vietnamese see american culture which is not necessarily in a positive light. so there's a very satirical dimension of the novel as well, as i get white people to think about what white culture looks like to people from outside of this country. but i think the topic has been hard to exhaust for me which i why i had to right another nonfiction book about it. "nothing ever dies: vietnam and the war by money attempt to situate the war in the larger context of 100 years of american warfare waged in the pacific since 1898 when the united states took the philippines, guam, puerto rico, hawai'i, the korean war, the vietnam war and now iraq and afghanistan as an extension of a center-long american campaign and that's why i northeast te
war and city story of the vietnam war from the perspective that most americans never heard of before, which is how their own allies, their friends, the south vietnamese experienced this, and my narrate or is in the south vietnamese army who is giving us the commune perspective on it and when he arrives the united states he is giving us the viewpoint of how the vietnamese see american culture which is not necessarily in a positive light. so there's a very satirical dimension of the novel as...
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. >> so he said the camera was stolen from him in vietnam in you get to see him with the vietnam veteran hat as well. he's worn his veteran aspect proud. >> unbelievable it was found by someone who lived so close to him, and he'll likely end up pass it on to one of his grandchildren. >> all the memories after so many years. good times. >>> coming up, taking a bite out of those airline fees. the new rules that the white house is proposing to make airlines more accountable to their passengers and to help wallets. >>> the high end car maker that's now giving all of its cars self-driving capability, but are american drivers really on board with the idea of giving up the wheel to a computer? >> yep. >> first, here's a look at today's temperatures. >>> "world news now" weather strength. take mucinex dm. it'll take care of your cough. fine! i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! ah! david, please, listen. still not coughing. not fair you guys! waffles are my favorite! ah! some cough medicines only last 4 hours. but just on
. >> so he said the camera was stolen from him in vietnam in you get to see him with the vietnam veteran hat as well. he's worn his veteran aspect proud. >> unbelievable it was found by someone who lived so close to him, and he'll likely end up pass it on to one of his grandchildren. >> all the memories after so many years. good times. >>> coming up, taking a bite out of those airline fees. the new rules that the white house is proposing to make airlines more...
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the vietnam veteran's memorial replica contains 58,000 names of vietnam veterans who died serving the united states during the war. 98 names on the wall were servicemen who came from santa barbara county. students from schools in santa barbara helped vietnam vets put the wall together. this is the sixth time the wall has visited california. i got a chance to see it. many years ago in sanoma county, and it is so wonderful to go see and so many people go and put the paper on the name and do the etching. but many people don't get a chance to get out to washington d.c., so it's wonderful that it moves around like that. >> i want to do it this time. >>> 4:52. a legendary musician just won a nobel prize n. 20 minutes, what bob dylan is adding to the list of accomplishments and the record he's setting with this morning's big award. >>> also saving the endangered california condor. the milestone wildlife officials are celebrating. >>> a big moment in the efforts to save the cam cool condor. >> the population had dwindled to just 22 at the start of a captive breeding program in the mid 80s. si
the vietnam veteran's memorial replica contains 58,000 names of vietnam veterans who died serving the united states during the war. 98 names on the wall were servicemen who came from santa barbara county. students from schools in santa barbara helped vietnam vets put the wall together. this is the sixth time the wall has visited california. i got a chance to see it. many years ago in sanoma county, and it is so wonderful to go see and so many people go and put the paper on the name and do the...
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and it's very different, as you said, from vietnam when vietnam -- my generation when they came home from war and were spit upon. and that's not the way it is now. and i think that's really great. i think i hope our returning veterans really feel the gratefulness and the support of the american public. and i know that -- and you know this too, bob, the thousands of veteran support groups, little mom and pop groups that have sprung up all over the united states because people do want to support our returning vets. and the other thing we should look at is what an asset they are. there have been 2 1/2 million post-9/11 vets and i think another million will be transitioning out in the next year or so. think of the asset that is for our country. these people who chose to serve, who volunteered to serve and now they want to come home and it's up to us, the rest of us to figure out how we can help them keep serving in our community and make a life for themselves that they're happy with and deal with the trauma that a lot of them have, the trauma of war. mrs. obama: the thing i've been most
and it's very different, as you said, from vietnam when vietnam -- my generation when they came home from war and were spit upon. and that's not the way it is now. and i think that's really great. i think i hope our returning veterans really feel the gratefulness and the support of the american public. and i know that -- and you know this too, bob, the thousands of veteran support groups, little mom and pop groups that have sprung up all over the united states because people do want to support...
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related to vietnam, and the principal developments of that day, the middle east policy, libyan troops are coming back from egypt, and entirely redacted reports on jordan and short notes on guatemala and venezuela, not a mention of vietnam. or mouse or cambodia that they. or cambodia that day. enough about me, i have the honor of introducing today's panel of experts who will address the importance of these records. your program has detailed biographies. i will not read them, but briefly our moderator is gregory treverton of the national intelligence council. the council supports director clapper in his role as head of the intelligence committee -- intelligence community created in 1979 to serve as a bridge between intelligence and a source of deep substantive expertise on intelligence issues, and a facilitator of intelligence community collaboration and outreach. he served as a policy analyst and director of the center for global risk and at the -- global risk and security in the rand publication. he talked about reshaping national intelligence for an age of information. our distinguis
related to vietnam, and the principal developments of that day, the middle east policy, libyan troops are coming back from egypt, and entirely redacted reports on jordan and short notes on guatemala and venezuela, not a mention of vietnam. or mouse or cambodia that they. or cambodia that day. enough about me, i have the honor of introducing today's panel of experts who will address the importance of these records. your program has detailed biographies. i will not read them, but briefly our...
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. >> i couldn't speak when i came back from vietnam. the only motivation that i had in order to show people that i was cognizant is to draw. with the forbidden idea of art as a career. >> the adjective before art was starving and the most successful artists were dead. >> the g.i. bill helped him pursue his calling. he was meant toward buying your list and found a community of artists of color who supported him as he developed his own creative voice. my environment is black. my culture is black. my people are the central reason i create. the freedom of having this voice. it was for a large body of people. >> his reputation grew. his art was featured on tv shows including the cosby show and today good night remains prolific, wearing his trademark overalls. he draws every day and teaches figure drawing at the museum of fine arts. he credits his family especially his wife with much of his success. >> they are of what i do. >> global travel also introduces his work and his politics. he says he wants to build awareness. in 2012 -- >> i was ab
. >> i couldn't speak when i came back from vietnam. the only motivation that i had in order to show people that i was cognizant is to draw. with the forbidden idea of art as a career. >> the adjective before art was starving and the most successful artists were dead. >> the g.i. bill helped him pursue his calling. he was meant toward buying your list and found a community of artists of color who supported him as he developed his own creative voice. my environment is black. my...
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and the memory of war which is my attempt to situate the vietnam war in a larger context of hundred years of american warfare is been waged in the pacific since 1898 when the united states left the philippines, guam, puerto rico, hawaii and the vietnam war and now iraq and afghanistan as an extension of the century long campaign and that's really why i needed to turn to nonfiction. i couldn't say those kinds of things in the novel. >> go back to that for one second, one of the contextual questions i had is whether your experience writing the novel did anything to reform your sense of the vietnam war . >> definitely so because i wrote the novel to criticize everybody. there's something for everybody, just like in his novel. i criticize the communists, south vietnamese, americans and i think the theme of the novel is sympathy with a sympathizer and what i took away from that is the easiest thing to do in war or conflict is to sympathize with our own side. and the virtue and the flaw of my character is that he sympathizes with everybody which makes him a great spy and is also going to
and the memory of war which is my attempt to situate the vietnam war in a larger context of hundred years of american warfare is been waged in the pacific since 1898 when the united states left the philippines, guam, puerto rico, hawaii and the vietnam war and now iraq and afghanistan as an extension of the century long campaign and that's really why i needed to turn to nonfiction. i couldn't say those kinds of things in the novel. >> go back to that for one second, one of the contextual...
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hayden made headlines in the 60's with his and his trips to north vietnam during the vietnam war. he was 76 years old. in oklahoma... a manhunt is underway after two people were found dead and two officers wounded. police say michael vance opened fire on officers late last night when the officers responded to reports of shots fired. neither officer was seriously hurt. vance was shot at least twice by officers before running away. police found two people killed-- they say are the suspect's relatives. authorities say vance was recently relea accusations of child sexual assault. miami police-- searching for a woman they say shot three people, including a 12-year-old boy. officers say the victims were walking near a park saturday night when they were stopped by a woman with a gun who demanded their belongings. police say the three complied, but the suspect still fired shots. all three were taken to the hospital. the boy was shot in the chest and is in critical condition. so far, there's no word on the election day. why donald trump is encouraging republican votes and what hillary clin
hayden made headlines in the 60's with his and his trips to north vietnam during the vietnam war. he was 76 years old. in oklahoma... a manhunt is underway after two people were found dead and two officers wounded. police say michael vance opened fire on officers late last night when the officers responded to reports of shots fired. neither officer was seriously hurt. vance was shot at least twice by officers before running away. police found two people killed-- they say are the suspect's...
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"while hanoi is the capital of vietnam, saigon is the economic engine." his return to vietnam for the 20th anniversary of the fall of saigon in 1995. the tour of ground zero after the terrorist attack in 2001. "nat sound/ this was an al quaeda training camp owned by the imfamous mulla omar." a journey to afghanistan with the 82nd airborne in 2002. "everyone is scurrying for something to eat." historic earthquake in 2010. larry also loved political reporting, going on the campaign trail with john edwards, covering political conventions, presidential inaugurations and interviewing presidents. and everywhere larry went he followed the mantra who do their job well and honorably, larry worked to inform, inspire and l a popular actor diagnosed with cancer. life. also coming danger. a giant gas explosion levels two homes. the blast - caught on camera. but first... a live look outside of the raleigh eyewitness news after over 20 years in congress, senator richard burr has been making washington work... for himself. burr voted 5 times to raise his own pay, while h
"while hanoi is the capital of vietnam, saigon is the economic engine." his return to vietnam for the 20th anniversary of the fall of saigon in 1995. the tour of ground zero after the terrorist attack in 2001. "nat sound/ this was an al quaeda training camp owned by the imfamous mulla omar." a journey to afghanistan with the 82nd airborne in 2002. "everyone is scurrying for something to eat." historic earthquake in 2010. larry also loved political reporting, going...
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for the veteran of the vietnam war. dan fox 31. 31. no one more deserving. the home depot putting it all together for free. looks like beautiful weather in them video i don't know why we shut that sunshine like that for weeks now court is over the past couple of weeks we need the rainfall desperately not thing it does look like a whole lot of it right now look over loveland. morgan a keep that sunshine going through most of this week we go through the rest of the evening here tonight star skies a can organa continue all the way through tomorrow morning we're expecting a beautiful sunrise temperatures right now sitting at 74 degrees elyse those are daytime high today well above the average is 62 for as 62 for this time of review the record did come close yesterday. they we're just two shots as a has been a beautiful weekend all weekend long with temperatures in that eastern plains 60s noon 7 degrees. low 70s in the southeast quarter around the metro area 66 and 67 and arvada come from all across the board sunshine takes us through sunset this evening once we
for the veteran of the vietnam war. dan fox 31. 31. no one more deserving. the home depot putting it all together for free. looks like beautiful weather in them video i don't know why we shut that sunshine like that for weeks now court is over the past couple of weeks we need the rainfall desperately not thing it does look like a whole lot of it right now look over loveland. morgan a keep that sunshine going through most of this week we go through the rest of the evening here tonight star skies...
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. ♪ at the end of the war, jonathan trinh escaped vietnam on a makeshift raft with his family. after serving in the united states marine corps and attaining a master's degree in education, he became the principal of this school -- lee senior high, the most ethnically diverse school in the city. what percentage of your student body, english is not their first language? >> jonathan: i would say about 80% of them. >> anthony: do those kids get sent here specifically, or is it just -- >> jonathan: oh, no, no, no, no. >> anthony: that's just reflective of the community? >> jonathan: it just went like it -- >> anthony: so 80%. >> jonathan: -- by chance, you know, in the city of houston and the surround suburban area. it's very well integrated. like, it's not -- >> anthony: why? how did that happen? >> jonathan: i think one of the main reasons is the strong economic base here. it's because of the variable that you could get a job and make a decent wage, it allows for immigrant families coming over and build a nest egg, to own their own home or go to a better neighborhood. it has to be
. ♪ at the end of the war, jonathan trinh escaped vietnam on a makeshift raft with his family. after serving in the united states marine corps and attaining a master's degree in education, he became the principal of this school -- lee senior high, the most ethnically diverse school in the city. what percentage of your student body, english is not their first language? >> jonathan: i would say about 80% of them. >> anthony: do those kids get sent here specifically, or is it just --...
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vietnam has signed up, they will benefit enormously. i might add, vietnam, the fastest-growing countries in the region will have labor unions that have a right to strike and engage in negotiation. it is a remarkable -- who could have imagined that 25-30 years ago? this is a sea change. this is what changes relationships and provides opportunities to people. i will let jane answered the other part. i apologize. >> we understand. we are grateful that you took the question. the wilson center is prohibited by our charter from lobbying congress. that doesn't mean we can't express our opinion. many members of the wilson are in violent agreement as we say with the case for tpp. the problem is the rhetoric in this campaign and the missimpressionists that trade and tpp will take american jobs. i would answer by saying as ambassador carla hill, former special trade representative, the retail case has to be made better to each member of congress. they have to understand that jobs will grow, not disappear. congress come i hope will vote in the lame
vietnam has signed up, they will benefit enormously. i might add, vietnam, the fastest-growing countries in the region will have labor unions that have a right to strike and engage in negotiation. it is a remarkable -- who could have imagined that 25-30 years ago? this is a sea change. this is what changes relationships and provides opportunities to people. i will let jane answered the other part. i apologize. >> we understand. we are grateful that you took the question. the wilson center...
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you never knew what to expect, especially when he was in vietnam. >> and today they gave us a 21 gun absolute. three of them were ours. >> one year when bob hope brought his entertainment trowp to vietnam, he brought with him the hollywood star rack elementary welsh. >> i was one of the gis on that vietnam hill that day. this photograph was taken. he told this is what you're fighting for back home. we all cheered. bob hope, thanks for the memories. >> thanks for the memories, for men like you ignite. >> this vietnam film strikes a cord with me when the hope trowp traveled in my unit i was in this audience enjoying the good times of bob hope and company. for a fighting man, nothing like a reminders of home. is surrounded by hope items rarely seen outside these walls. nephew has kept it all. why not? he carries a name of his great uncle who had a say in nephew's naming before nephew was born. >> my dad was taken to the airport and he said hey, if it's a boy, i'll take credit for that. >> in a chagrin falls, ohio home the name and dictionary's hope means a feeling of things wanted or ev
you never knew what to expect, especially when he was in vietnam. >> and today they gave us a 21 gun absolute. three of them were ours. >> one year when bob hope brought his entertainment trowp to vietnam, he brought with him the hollywood star rack elementary welsh. >> i was one of the gis on that vietnam hill that day. this photograph was taken. he told this is what you're fighting for back home. we all cheered. bob hope, thanks for the memories. >> thanks for the...
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i said those veterans that did serve there in laos and vietnam do you call them heros? he said absolutely, we call them heroes. this is not just reserved if the more recent wars, voluntary. in my experience here as will said one we never really expected having been wouldn'ted in the wars. we experienced a lot of not diminishing attention but now that the war is really came to an end-ish as i say, there's not as much attention that's being given to those that served in the country. and i'd love to hear from you what it's like to be in the white house. to have that kind of power and influence on an issue that is extremely important. >> well, i would say for sure one thing is worry. you know, you worry in the white house when you know that there are troops in harm's way and you think about them every single night when you get in bed. and their where you're in the lap of luxury really, beautiful house where your sheets are changed every single day, it really couldn't be more luxurious and you think when you get in bed about where our troops are laying on the ground somewher
i said those veterans that did serve there in laos and vietnam do you call them heros? he said absolutely, we call them heroes. this is not just reserved if the more recent wars, voluntary. in my experience here as will said one we never really expected having been wouldn'ted in the wars. we experienced a lot of not diminishing attention but now that the war is really came to an end-ish as i say, there's not as much attention that's being given to those that served in the country. and i'd love...
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. >> at the end of the vietnam war, people walked away. campuses shut down. the military was described by marine colonels and military history as being on the verge of collapse. they walked away. the counterculture walked away. we all walk away. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in north dakota, police arrested over 100 people this weekend who gathered for a peaceful march opposing construction of the $3.8 billion dakota access pipeline. the demonstrators, who call themselves protectors not protesters, were arrested after they were confronted by police in riot gear, carrying assault rifles. they say they police pepper sprayed them and then arrested them en masse. this is footage from the sacred stone camp. >> you are all under arrest. you're under arrest. [indiscernible] >> do not be afraid. !> hey amy: those arrested face charges ranging from engaging in a riot, reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, assaulting an officer, and resisting arrest. organizers also say pol
. >> at the end of the vietnam war, people walked away. campuses shut down. the military was described by marine colonels and military history as being on the verge of collapse. they walked away. the counterculture walked away. we all walk away. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in north dakota, police arrested over 100 people this weekend who gathered for a peaceful march opposing construction of the...
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they are being labeled as terrorists by the country of vietnam. kpix 5's kiet do on how the group is fighting back. >> reporter: there it is on the website of vietnam's ministry of public security. the headquarters of the terrorist organization known as vietnam reform party is a 2350 berryessa road in san jose. it turns out the so-called terrorist headquarters is a ups store in this strip mall mailbox number 234. you don't look like a terrorist. [ laughter ] >> i hope not. i'm not because i'm not. >> reporter: we caught one vietcong's chairman via facetime. over the decades the group has become the largest most recognized organized and funded group fighting for democracy, social justice and the human rights in vietnam. they routinely partner with elected officials and ngos. after tens of thousands of people protested a toxic spill that killed millions of fish he said the government accused them of organizing the demonstration. >> naturally they need to find a scapegoat, a way to put the blame on somebody and that's how they work. >> reporter: memb
they are being labeled as terrorists by the country of vietnam. kpix 5's kiet do on how the group is fighting back. >> reporter: there it is on the website of vietnam's ministry of public security. the headquarters of the terrorist organization known as vietnam reform party is a 2350 berryessa road in san jose. it turns out the so-called terrorist headquarters is a ups store in this strip mall mailbox number 234. you don't look like a terrorist. [ laughter ] >> i hope not. i'm not...
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when i came back to the world i wrote the first vietnam lawful -- vietnam novel, which was nominated for the national book award and the national endowment for the arts fellowship. from there, i began writing about vietnam and south asia for "the new york times," the atlantic monthly and the new republic. from there somehow ended up in the foreign service and was at the embassy is in pakistan and venezuela come and then did -- and venezuela. and then did another vietnam novel called hamburger hill in conjunction with a film of the same name. but as they say all roads lead to the trade and i ended up to -- lead to detroit and i ended up to joining general motors in 1987 and was soon writing speeches for jack smith who became ceo in 1992 and for john became the chairman of the board of the same year. i left general motors to return to my own riding full-time just -- my own writing full-time just about four years ago when jack smith retired, and ever since then i have been more less consumed by this latest book. you can ask my wife who i am proud to have with me today. with that backgro
when i came back to the world i wrote the first vietnam lawful -- vietnam novel, which was nominated for the national book award and the national endowment for the arts fellowship. from there, i began writing about vietnam and south asia for "the new york times," the atlantic monthly and the new republic. from there somehow ended up in the foreign service and was at the embassy is in pakistan and venezuela come and then did -- and venezuela. and then did another vietnam novel called...
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it looks like vietnam wilill mi much of it this time.. we can see another a area of ra extending from the right side of the screen. this is typhoon haima. this is a very strong typhoon at this moment. and it's packing wind gusts over 250 kilometers per hour. the system will likely hit the north of the philippines once again where thai foon sarika made landfall on susunday. please still be prepared for this storm. watch outut for strong winds an heavy rainfall as well. after affececting the philippin, haima will likely hit the north into the latter part of this week. now let's go to japan. opposed to the south, it's quite calm in many places including tokyo. tokyo's high was 266 degrees. that's about 5 degrees higher than normal. some spotty showers expected for the side of the country. but temperatures are going to be warmer than average in many places. the temperature is going to be 16 on wednesday. but as we go to friday, cooling down to 7 degrees with snsnow expected. but tokyo will remain on the warmer side into the weekend. now let's
it looks like vietnam wilill mi much of it this time.. we can see another a area of ra extending from the right side of the screen. this is typhoon haima. this is a very strong typhoon at this moment. and it's packing wind gusts over 250 kilometers per hour. the system will likely hit the north of the philippines once again where thai foon sarika made landfall on susunday. please still be prepared for this storm. watch outut for strong winds an heavy rainfall as well. after affececting the...
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>> in vietnam-- we coa scene in vietnam where they transport them over-- in vietnam they won't eat the rats from vietnam. they import them from cambodia. so they get, like, free-range rats from cambodia. >> stephen: really? >> true story. and so -- >> did you eat any rat? >> i did not eat rat. i did not. i'm a hill bill frewest virginia so i grew up eating squirrel -- >> tree rat. >> tree rat. it's like a sexy rat. it's like a much prettier rat. >> stephen: did you hunt squirrels? >> i hunted the squirrels. i killed the squirrelses with my grandmother-- my grandmother taught me how to hunt squirrel. the very first time i killed a squirrel, i shot it out of the tree with my .22, and i said should i shoot it again? and he said, "don't waste that ammunition." and she picked it up by the tail and went wham! wham! wham! ( laughter ) >> stephen: are rats getting tougher? >> they're so tough. rats evolve 10 times faster than human beings. >> stephen: what? those are like marvel superheroes. >> they're like super rats, like the "x-men" of rats. you can create a poison for rats and within a few
>> in vietnam-- we coa scene in vietnam where they transport them over-- in vietnam they won't eat the rats from vietnam. they import them from cambodia. so they get, like, free-range rats from cambodia. >> stephen: really? >> true story. and so -- >> did you eat any rat? >> i did not eat rat. i did not. i'm a hill bill frewest virginia so i grew up eating squirrel -- >> tree rat. >> tree rat. it's like a sexy rat. it's like a much prettier rat....
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become partners. >>> john kerry, a vietnam veteran himself. a charity is working with vietnamese farmers. they removed bombs in the areas and plant crops. the first large purchase of the peppers was made by one of the largest spice companies in america. >>> still ahead, good grief, it's almost halloween. >> dear great pumpkin, i'm looking forward to your arrival on halloween night. >> wayne looks into the halloween special of charlie brown and why it's so special all these years later. >> and w he's the drug company big shot who raised the price of a lifesaving pill by five thousand percent. said he wished he'd raised it more. prop sixty-one targets drug company price-gouging to save lives. the drug price relief act will save californians nearly a billion dollars a year. join the california nurses association and aarp and vote yes on sixty-one. the drug giants won't like it. and he'll hate it. >>> it has been 50 years since its the great pumpkin charlie brown first aired. wayne freedman looked into the history behind the special and discovered
become partners. >>> john kerry, a vietnam veteran himself. a charity is working with vietnamese farmers. they removed bombs in the areas and plant crops. the first large purchase of the peppers was made by one of the largest spice companies in america. >>> still ahead, good grief, it's almost halloween. >> dear great pumpkin, i'm looking forward to your arrival on halloween night. >> wayne looks into the halloween special of charlie brown and why it's so special...
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i was one of the gis on that vietnam hill that day. this photograph was taken. he told all the guys, guys, this is for back home. we all cheered. bob hope, thanks for the memories. >> ? and thanks for the memories for men like you ignite ?. >>reporter: this vietnam film strikes a chord with me when the hope group traveled to my unit, i was in this audience, enjoying the good times of bob hope and company. for a fightin' man, nothing like reminders of home. surrounded by hope items rarely seen outside these walls. his nephew has kept it all. why not? he carries a name of his great uncle who had a say in nephew's naming before nephew was born. >> my dad was take eb to the airport -- taken to the airport and he said, dave, if it's a boy, i'll take credit for that. >>reporter: in a chagrin falls, ohio home an abundance of hope, both the name and the noun. the dictionary's hope means a feeling for things wanted or for events way. the entertainer brought hope. beginning in cleveland when bob danced a soft shoe is, delivered a song and delightfully showered laughs on m
i was one of the gis on that vietnam hill that day. this photograph was taken. he told all the guys, guys, this is for back home. we all cheered. bob hope, thanks for the memories. >> ? and thanks for the memories for men like you ignite ?. >>reporter: this vietnam film strikes a chord with me when the hope group traveled to my unit, i was in this audience, enjoying the good times of bob hope and company. for a fightin' man, nothing like reminders of home. surrounded by hope items...
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, they might have come to some sort of resolution on vietnam. i think these two were political enemies -- it doesn't make sense when you look at what they represented and what they were trying to do for america. brian: lyndon johnson was probably about 55 at the same time as bobby kennedy was in his 30's in the vietnam war. where was bobby kennedy when his brother got us into the vietnam war? larry: bobby kennedy was a strong supporter of fighting in vietnam. more so than his brother. he had a sense that we could not just win but we could make a stand. he was so supportive of the counterinsurgency strategy. some people believe he coined that term. he was there with his brother. as always, when bobby kennedy believed in something, he believed in doing it full tilt. brian: this is from june 9, 1964. a conversation. it is bobby kennedy talking to lyndon johnson about the war. [begin video clip] >> i am fearful that if we move without any authority of the congress that the resentment would be pretty widespread and would involve a lot of people who w
, they might have come to some sort of resolution on vietnam. i think these two were political enemies -- it doesn't make sense when you look at what they represented and what they were trying to do for america. brian: lyndon johnson was probably about 55 at the same time as bobby kennedy was in his 30's in the vietnam war. where was bobby kennedy when his brother got us into the vietnam war? larry: bobby kennedy was a strong supporter of fighting in vietnam. more so than his brother. he had a...
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or vietnam veterans. and they're like family. we want to help. >> with the help of the home poe celebration of service program. that's exactly what they're doing. >> . landscape. new patio. new fence. flower box. mulch. doors. pain. kitchen. bathroom and living room. >> . material and labor. on the house. >> . it's long over due. but not a bad way to say thank to kick off the annual boo at the zoo event. featuring 20 trick or treat stations. and other family friendly entertainment. this weekend and next weekend. i think i speak for you. when i say what a po ten potential waste of pumpkin pie. right there. >> . doing down without a problem. >> . no spoon needed. a large trunk. >> . check it out. here's denver. here's colorado. got a few high clouds taking a turn. towards us. i put that out. they'll act like a blanket and 20s. we have 60s and 70s in the mountains. and points west. so. over the city tonight here come the high clouds. we'll wake up in the morning. with temperatures in the low 40s. after bottoming out about 36. and th
or vietnam veterans. and they're like family. we want to help. >> with the help of the home poe celebration of service program. that's exactly what they're doing. >> . landscape. new patio. new fence. flower box. mulch. doors. pain. kitchen. bathroom and living room. >> . material and labor. on the house. >> . it's long over due. but not a bad way to say thank to kick off the annual boo at the zoo event. featuring 20 trick or treat stations. and other family friendly...
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madison wisconsin and her most recent book talks about support in the highest ranks for the war in vietnam for example. as i have already noted there has been a certain kind of circumspection if you like of leaders about all of these pressing crisis is. some of which might be
madison wisconsin and her most recent book talks about support in the highest ranks for the war in vietnam for example. as i have already noted there has been a certain kind of circumspection if you like of leaders about all of these pressing crisis is. some of which might be
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>>reporter: this vietnam film strikes a chord with me. the hope group traveled to my unit when i was in this audience, enjoying the good times for fighting man, nothing like reminders of home. years later, his great-nephew is surrounded by hope items rarely seen outside these walls. nephew has kept his all, why not? he carries the name of his great uncle who had a say in his naming before he was born. >> my dad was taken to the airport and he said, if it is a boy, i give credit for that. the name and the noun. it means a feeling for things wanted, for events to turn out the best way. the entertainer brought hope. beginning in cleveland, when bob danced the soft shoe, delivered a song and delightfully showered laughs on much of the world. [cheering] >> i love to look back at that history. there is another collection of bob hope memorabilia at the western historical society through next summer. >>> we'll be right back, after >>> welcome back. janessa joins us one more time for look at the forecast. >>> not a bad looking forecast against nor
>>reporter: this vietnam film strikes a chord with me. the hope group traveled to my unit when i was in this audience, enjoying the good times for fighting man, nothing like reminders of home. years later, his great-nephew is surrounded by hope items rarely seen outside these walls. nephew has kept his all, why not? he carries the name of his great uncle who had a say in his naming before he was born. >> my dad was taken to the airport and he said, if it is a boy, i give credit for...
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talk about vietnam. in 1964 the us government told us one of our routine patrol boats had been attacked for a second time in international waters by the north vietnamese. president johnson quickly won the resolution of congress expanding the war in vietnam. guess what eq there was never a second attack. it was not a routine patrol boat. it was an american spy ship equipped with listening devices picking up communications they could hear if they get close to those north vietnamese command centers that even robert mcnamara, the secretary of defense has since said there was no second attack but the fact it was presented as a second attack was the basis for getting that approval from congress for johnson to expand the war in which thousands more people died. you may remember president obama was recently talking about the unexploded american ordinance dropped during the vietnam war. we weren't at war with them but because there seemed to be north vietnamese using the ho chi minh trail that ran through laos an
talk about vietnam. in 1964 the us government told us one of our routine patrol boats had been attacked for a second time in international waters by the north vietnamese. president johnson quickly won the resolution of congress expanding the war in vietnam. guess what eq there was never a second attack. it was not a routine patrol boat. it was an american spy ship equipped with listening devices picking up communications they could hear if they get close to those north vietnamese command...